NAHANT — The Nahant Housing Authority is moving forward with the Community Preservation Committee (CPC) roofing project, as the Board approved the designer’s submission and payment schedule Monday evening.
As of June 2025, the Board has approved a new project that will renovate four roofs of the housing authorities’ family units.
“They’re very old, and one of them has just been actively leaking, causing a ton of damage that we had to repair in the past,” Executive Director of the Nahant Housing Authority Kelley Collins explained.
The approval allows the project to move into its next phase, clearing the way for design work and formal cost tracking before construction begins. Board members reviewed the designer’s proposed fee schedule during the meeting, which outlines how payments will be made incrementally as the project progresses.
“This isn’t necessarily an invoice,” Collins told the Board. “It’s really just laying out, over the course of the project, what the designer fees are, and at what stages they’ll need to be paid.”
According to Collins, the roofing project has an estimated construction cost of $99,000, with total design fees coming in at $9,500. Those fees are broken into specific phases, including $1,500 for study and investigation, $4,500 for construction documents, and $1,500 for the bidding process. Payments will be issued as each phase is completed, ultimately totaling the approved amount.
Collins noted that the fee schedule has already gone through multiple levels of review.
“It was submitted by the design consultant, and it was approved by the regional Capital Assistance Team,” she said. “Now it’s on us, and then it will go to EOHLC (The Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities) for final approval.”
The work will focus on family housing units located on Spring Road and will be funded in part through CPC funds.
While the Town is contributing $40,000 in CPC funds, Collins explained the total project cost will be significantly higher.
“It’s going to be close to $200,000, not $40,000,” she said. “We’ll apply the $40,000 toward the Town’s share, and the rest will come from capital improvement funds.”
Board members ultimately voted to approve the submission and payment schedule.
There is not an official starting date for the CPC roof replacement project yet.
